Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
Ground-based real-time strategy with vehicle fleets and desert ambushes
Blackbird Interactive · Published by Gearbox Publishing, 2K · Released Jan 20, 2016
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 79% of 8,940
- Recent reviews
- Mixed
- 67% of 28 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 14
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 2 years ago
- Oct 4, 2023
Metacritic: 79/100 (critic reviews)
What is Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak?
A ground-based real-time strategy prequel set in Kharak's deserts, where Rachel S'jet leads an expedition to investigate an anomaly. In the campaign, you command land and air vehicles, manage resources, research technology, and position units to use dunes and high ground. Online multiplayer includes ranked matches.
For you if...
- +you enjoy tactical vehicle battles and managing resources
- +you want a serious sci-fi campaign with detailed worldbuilding
- +you like desert settings and atmospheric soundtracks
Not for you if...
- −you want space battles instead of ground combat
- −you prefer strategy games without resource and technology management
What players say
79% of 8,940 reviews are positive · 67% of 28 in the last 30 days
Players praise the campaign's worldbuilding, desert atmosphere, soundtrack, and vehicle combat. They complain that later updates added Epic Online Services and an online requirement for single-player, and some report launch problems.
Screenshots and trailer
Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7/8/10
- Processor
- Intel Core i3-2100 (3.1 GHz) / AMD A10 5800k (3.8 GHz)
- Graphics
- GeForce GT 440 (1024 MB) / Radeon HD 4890 (1024 MB)
- Memory
- 3 GB RAM
- Storage
- 8 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit)
- Processor
- Intel Core i7-950 (3.0 GHz) / AMD FX-4300 (3.8 GHz)
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 770 (2048 MB) / Radeon HD 7770 (1024 MB)
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 12 GB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 48
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Polish.
Tags
- Strategy
- RTS
- Sci-fi
- Multiplayer
- Story Rich
- Great Soundtrack
- Space
- Female Protagonist
- Atmospheric
- Singleplayer
- Action
- Futuristic
- Real-Time
- Tactical
- Adventure
- Co-op
Recent updates
- Oct 4, 2023 · Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak 1.4.4 Update
- Oct 4, 2023 · Patch 1.4.4
- Sep 27, 2023 · Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak 1.4.3 Update
- Sep 27, 2023 · Patch 1.4.3
- Sep 14, 2023 · Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak 1.4.2 Update
4 DLC available.
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